Urk Lighthouse, Urk

Name: Urk Lighthouse
Address: Vuurtorenstraat 80, Urk, Netherlands
Telephone: +31 527 684 040

#1 among attractions in Urk

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Facts and practical information

Urk Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Urk at the eastern banks of the IJsselmeer. From 1617 a coal fire was used for the local fishermen as well as for the ships sailing from Amsterdam to the North Sea. The current lighthouse station was established in 1837. The tower was built in 1845 as a round brick tower attached to a keeper's house. A Fresnel lens is still in use. The lighthouse was restored in 1972 and declared a national monument of the Netherlands in 1982. The tower can be visited during guided tours. ()

Local name: Vuurtoren van Urk Coordinates: 52°39'40"N, 5°35'31"E

Address

Vuurtorenstraat 80Urk Netherlands

Contact

+31 527 684 040

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Urk Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ketelbrug, Museum 't Raadhuis, Museum Nagele.

4 miSE
Bridge
Ketelbrug
103 min walk • The Ketelbrug is bridge spanning the Ketel-lake between the Noordoostpolder and the Eastern Flevopolder in the Dutch province of Flevoland. The motorway A6 runs over it. A part of it is a Bascule bridge. The 800-meter-long bridge was opened on 15 June 1970. The Ketelbrug had a lot of accidents.
~900 ftE
52°39'41"N • 5°35'46"E
Museum 't Raadhuis, Urk
5 min walk • History museum, Museum
5.7 miE
52°38'39"N • 5°43'27"E
Museum Nagele, Schokland
145 min walk • Art museum, Museum

Urk Lighthouse, Urk

Facts and practical information

Urk Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Ketelbrug

Museum 't Raadhuis, Urk

Museum Nagele, Schokland